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Definition of filtrate noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

filtrate

noun
 
/ˈfɪltreɪt/
 
/ˈfɪltreɪt/
(chemistry)
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  1. a liquid that has passed through a filterTopics Physics and chemistryc2
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from modern Latin filtrat- ‘filtered’, from the verb filtrare, from medieval Latin filtrum ‘felt used as a filter’, of West Germanic origin and related to felt.
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